The time to begin caring about declining enrollments in community college programs is before the program is started. Program planning should take into account why industry is demanding a given program "right now," avoid developing crash programs, and obtain and utilize all of the information possible including survey data, Labor Department…

Secondary summer schools for student remediation and enrichment linked with university teacher education programs provide opportunities for rethinking and restructuring student teaching and staff development programs. Based on the experiences of two model programs, this paper centers on the collaborative planning and initiation of intensive…

Prepared by Goodwill Industries as part of a Federal research and demonstration grant, the series of 12 handbooks is designed to assist with the organization and administration of volunteer programs in rehabilitation facilities serving handicapped and disadvantaged persons. The handbooks, ranging in length from 20 to 60 pages, cover various…

Prepared under authority of the Economic Opportunity Act, this New Careers report offers suggestions on how police departments can improve relations with inner city disadvantaged residents (usually minority groups) by using hard core unemployed community members to close the information gap on both sides, provide community services, relieve the…

There is a growing need for supportive personnel with technical preparation in water and wastewater purification and water resource conservation. A curriculum and program guide was developed in 1965-66 by Fayetteville Technical Institute for use by institutions interested in establishing a program to educate technicians. Meeting the need for…

The Education Professional Development Act inaugurated, in 1971, a Pupil Personnel Services Program to encourage recruitment, training, and program development for more versatile pupil personnel service workers. The program established seven three-year regional projects, each with a center providing leadership to smaller satellite settings. A…

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program was established to help older Americans avail themselves of opportunities for voluntary service in their communities. Aspects of the program covered in this report include: administration, financing, program development, organization, Standards, recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers, resource…

Guidelines for a program for recruiting distributive education teacher-coordinators are developed in this study. In determining the content of the recruiting program, the study focused on the roles and responsibilities of the various participants in the process: local teacher-coordinators, teacher educators, and state supervisory staff. A…

The Higher Education Resource Services was formed to establish a registry and referral system for recruiting women faculty and administrators in order to fulfill equal employment opportunity commitments. A personal account is provided of the resistance encountered and start-up activities of planning, design, organization, and money. (SW)

This report summarizes the results of the six-year-long Registered Nurse Shortage Project, a study of 27 community college nursing program models that were designed to attract more students. The study was conducted by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in collaboration with the Metropolitan Life Foundation, in response to…

Co-op programs alternate work and study in order to enhance the development of future professionals. Suggestions for writing proposals, working with managers and supervisors, drawing up administrative policies, and recruiting students are offered. The importance of the triadic partners (employer, student, and academic institution) working together…

Describes a survey of 17 Maryland community colleges conducted to identify the management strategies which had been most and least effective in support of lifelong learning. Discusses six successful and five less successful or untried strategies and provides eight recommendations for community colleges wishing to increase their emphasis on…

Academic libraries need to change their recruiting and hiring procedures to stay competitive in today's changing marketplace. To be more competitive and effective in their recruitment and hiring processes, academic libraries must foster manageable internal solutions, look to other professions for effective hiring techniques and models, and employ…

Parents can offer a college time, loyalty, and money. Leading roles currently played by parents in campus programs include recruiter, career counselor, political supporter, and fundraiser. Keeping track of parents, organizing and orienting them as volunteers, funding the programs, and assessing the efforts' effectiveness are important elements.…